Photo of the Week


Tree Pantry

photo by Greg Hofmann

11/18/02: Have you seen the "granary trees" on the South Marsh Loop Trail? They are just north of Cattail Swail. Family groups of our resident Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus - inset) bore holes in tree bark (as they also hunt for insects) and store acorns for times when food is scarce.


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